This is a discussion on How Many Double Clutch When Heel-Toeing? within the Motorsports Talk forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Just wondering whats the popular opinion here, and how hard is it really on your synchros to be downshifting at ...

that seems like alot of foot work for me..i'm just perfecting heal toe as it is let alone throwing in double clutching...im sure its better for the car but is it really the preffered method? I've done it once or twice going into third because its still a pain in my car for some reason and grinds if I downshift fast even though I have ppg's 1-4.

I very, very rarely double clutch. Pretty much never. At least not as a method to get the syncros the mesh.

How many of you have actually driven a vehicle that requires double clutching? I suspect what people are calling double clutching isn't really double clutching. It doesn't mean just pressing the clutch pedal twice. It involves using the gas pedal too and using it at the right time and being able to estimate RPM versus vehicle speed very accurately. I grew up on a farm driving vehicles that require it and it's not an easy technique to master.

just went out for a drive and gave the duoble clutch heal toeing another chance...not worth it in my book...especially coming into tight turns and needeing to downshift quickly.

Maybe i'm just not quick enough yet,but with todays synchronized transmissions I see no real point in it, except maybe 2-1st but as it is now I can throw my car in to first at 37mph no problem and it is sweet!!!

I'll keep trying it to see if my views change. still think its a bit overkill

yes i am talking about double clutching as micah defined. not sure there is anything else that can be be considered double clutching. as for those that think its way too much footwork and too slow, spend a week actively thinking about it every downshift and it will become second nature. just as heel-toeing was challenging and awkward in the beginning double clutchng will also become faster and smoother. glad to hear i'm not alone in doing it. it just feels a lot better for the car when the shifter slides right in.

"90 miles an hour through trees sideways is pretty damn scary" ~Ken Block

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